Task Scheduler's log file size can be modified.

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This settings enables you to specify the size of log file of Task Scheduler.
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Description:
Task scheduler can schedule execution of desired programs. With this setting you can specify the characteristics of task scheduler like the path and the size of the file. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. If the subkey \schedulingagent does not exist, create it as explained below. Then, create a dword value maxlogsizekb, to define the size of log file. However, the default value is 20 the changes take effect after a restart or logoff. Note: the actual size of the file is the value represented as in decimal. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.




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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Second, go to the <b>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\]</b> key, right-click and click on "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "SchedulingAgent".
Third, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > DWORD Value" to create a new DWORD value with the name "MaxLogSizeKB".
Fourth, right-click on the 'MaxLogSizeKB' DWORD value and click on "Modify".
Finally, enter the value you want in the text box and click on 'OK'.


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Registry Entries

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  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: SchedulingAgent
  • Data Type: Key
  • Action Type: Add an Entry
  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SchedulingAgent\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: MaxLogSizeKB
  • Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
  • Action Type: Add an Entry


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